1 marek 1.1 // Copyright (c) 2005 DMTF.  All rights reserved.
 2           // <change cr="DMTFCR01378.002" type ="deprecate">Deprecate
 3           // class.</change>
 4           // <change cr="SysDevCR00728.000" type ="change">Update of
 5           // descriptions based on Tech Edit review.</change>
 6           // <change cr="ArchCR00066.004" type="add">Add UmlPackagePath
 7           // qualifier values to CIM Schema.</change>
 8           // ==================================================================
 9           //  CIM_Configuration
10           // ==================================================================
11              [Deprecated { "CIM_SettingData", "CIM_Setting" }, 
12               Version ( "2.10.0" ), 
13               UMLPackagePath ( "CIM::Core::Settings" ), 
14               Description ( 
15                  "Note: The use of CIM_Configuration is deprecated in favor of "
16                  "aggregating instances of Setting or SettingData into "
17                  "\"higher-level\" Settings or SettingData objects using the "
18                  "ConcreteComponent association. This association simplifies the "
19                  "use of Settings or SettingData. With Configurations serving as "
20                  "aggregations of Settings (as defined by the Configuration "
21                  "Component relationship), separate associations were needed for "
22 marek 1.1        "the aggregation and to tie an element to either its "
23                  "Configurations or Settings or SettingData. These separate "
24                  "associations introduced unnecessary complexity and redundancy "
25                  "into the model. \n"
26                  "Deprecated description: The Configuration object allows the "
27                  "grouping of sets of parameters (defined in Setting objects) "
28                  "and dependencies for one or more ManagedSystemElements. It "
29                  "represents a certain behavior or a desired functional state "
30                  "for the ManagedSystemElements. The desired functional state of "
31                  "the Configuration is typically driven by external requirements "
32                  "such as time or location. For example, to connect to a Mail "
33                  "System from home, a dependency on a modem exists, but a "
34                  "dependency on a network adapter exists at work. Settings for "
35                  "the pertinent LogicalDevices (in this example, POTSModem and "
36                  "NetworkAdapter) can be defined and aggregated by the "
37                  "Configuration. Therefore, two \"Connect to Mail\" "
38                  "Configurations can be defined by grouping the relevant "
39                  "dependencies and Setting objects." )]
40           class CIM_Configuration : CIM_ManagedElement {
41           
42                 [Deprecated { "CIM_SettingData.InstanceID", 
43 marek 1.1           "CIM_Setting.SettingID" }, 
44                  Key, Description ( 
45                     "Note: The use of this element is deprecated. Deprecated "
46                     "description: The label by which the Configuration object "
47                     "is known." ), 
48                  MaxLen ( 256 )]
49              string Name;
50           
51           
52           };